Nicotine - Banning Flavors - Opposition: Difference between revisions

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===2019, Dec 18 - [https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/12/banning-flavored-tobacco-will-create-problems-for-law-enforcement-ex-state-police-leader-says.html Banning flavored tobacco will create problems for law enforcement, ex-State Police leader says]===
===2019, Dec 18 - [https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/12/banning-flavored-tobacco-will-create-problems-for-law-enforcement-ex-state-police-leader-says.html Banning flavored tobacco will create problems for law enforcement, ex-State Police leader says]===
*I believe that New Jersey’s flavor ban legislation is a well-intended health policy that unfortunately is at odds with public safety. It opens a back door to the creation of interstate smuggling organizations and spurs the growth of illegitimate local markets profiting from the sale of outlawed tobacco products. For law enforcement, concerns are very real. And they’re not just blowing smoke.
*I believe that New Jersey’s flavor ban legislation is a well-intended health policy that unfortunately is at odds with public safety. It opens a back door to the creation of interstate smuggling organizations and spurs the growth of illegitimate local markets profiting from the sale of outlawed tobacco products. For law enforcement, concerns are very real. And they’re not just blowing smoke.
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=Summation: What Does the Science Say? Do Flavors Have Any Value?=
=Summation: What Does the Science Say? Do Flavors Have Any Value?=
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[https://admin.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/Gottlieb_letter_122017_C8BCE0EC903B8.pdf Re: a framework for considering the appeal of flavors in nicotine products]